Honoree-
Joseph Shenker

Joe Shenker is an unassuming man who builds great things. As Provost of the C.W. Post Campus of Long Island University since 1995, Dr. Shenker has spearheaded unprecedented growth and success for the Brookville campus, which serves 11,000 students. While he is known for his gentle nature and quiet resolve, Joe Shenker has demonstrated powerful leadership skills. His many accomplishments at C.W. Post include $37 million in new construction and renovations, elite accreditations for academic programs, integration of extensive new technology, increased scholarships, development of award-winning co-op and career services, and a 22% increase in enrollment. His accomplishments at C.W. Post are characteristic of the incredible success he has enjoyed over a 30-year career in higher education. In 1970, at the age of 30, he was named president of the not-yet-built LaGuardia Community College in Queens, a new unit of The City University of New York. As president, he literally built the college from the ground up, overseeing $100 million in construction and expanding enrollment from 500 students to more than 16,000.

In 1988, he was appointed president of the elite Bank Street College of Education in New York City, where he raised $13 million for the school. Dr. Shenker received his master’s degree from Hunter College and his doctorate in economics and higher education from Teachers College, Columbia University. He currently serves on the board of directors for the Wallace-Reader’s Digest Funds, which awards $70 million in education and arts grants each year.

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